Krishna district

Krishna district
Location of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh
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Coordinates (Machilipatnam): 16°11′40″N 81°8′58″E / 16.19444°N 81.14944°E / 16.19444; 81.14944
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
RegionKosta Andhra
HeadquartersMachilipatnam
Administrative divisions
Government
 • District collector and magistrateD. K. Balaji IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceAdnan Nayoom Azmi IPS
 • Lok Sabha constituencies01 constituency
 • Assembly constituencies07 constituencies
Area
 • Total
3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total
1,735,079
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy73.74%
 • Sex ratio996
Vehicle registrationAP-16 (former)
AP–39, AP–40 (from 30 January 2019)[3]
Major highwaysNH-65, NH-216
Websitekrishna.ap.gov.in

Krishna district is a district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur, Bapatla and North by Eluru and NTR districts and South again by Bay of Bengal.[4]

  1. ^ a b CPO 2022, p. VII.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "NEW_District Profile | Krishna District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.